Baseball fans, me included, love hyperbolic statements about the teams and players they love, and even those we “don’t.” On any Spring day, for example say March 15th, every team is loaded with 5-tool players, a rotation of aces several of which could be a potential Cy Young winner, and almost certainly an MVP-caliber player. [...]
Despite a pretty crazy beginning to the season with missed games from the pandemic to the usual weather-related catastrophes, the Mets have played about 1/6th of the season. For me, each month of the season is a big deal, so taking stock of where the team is at right now is worth a look, and [...]
In a few short hours, the Steve Cohen led New York Mets will take the field and *finally* launch an historic beginning for the franchise, hopefully. Expecting to be writing this article with the first series of the year in our pocket, already with 2 HR for Pete Alonso and 5 RBI for Lindor, the [...]
In a few short hours, the Steve Cohen led New York Mets will take the field and launch an historic beginning for the franchise. Although the transition to a new future in Queens was anything but seamless starting with a rocky sale of the club and the hiring-then-firing of a general manager in a matter [...]
After reading the unimaginable report in The Athletic about Mickey Callaway and his penchant for being a predator, which comes directly on the heels of Jared Porter being dismissed for the exact same barbaric behavior, I can’t help but think there is room to have a dialog about the situation of powerful men in baseball [...]
It’s February first and in any ordinary year, the enthusiasm for the arrival of pitchers and catchers followed by positional players to Port St. Lucie would be palpable. It is hard to imagine team workouts and Spring Training games under a month away as it still feels like we are in the main part of [...]
About this time last year, we were still reveling in the remarkable season that Rookie-of-the-Year Pete Alonso had, led by a remarkable barrage of 53 HR, which set a rookie record and led the major leagues. I decided to analyze each at bat leading to all 53 of Alonso’s home runs. Much to my surprise, [...]
We’ve reached that time in the hot stove season where real news is a bit hard to come by, which leads to rampant speculation about personnel for next season or picking apart details from last season. Even in Queens, where we have. Anew owner and made a move for the pen, there is still a [...]
Funny where inspiration comes from sometimes. After pondering a number of topics worth spending time researching and writing about, my best friend – and consummate life-long Mets fan – asked me what my thoughts were on the top five moves that new owner Steve Cohen has to make in remaking the team. Not even a [...]
Incoming ownership faces a string of critical roster decisions beginning immediately, with Steve Cohen having virtually no time to get a handle envisioning what has to get done before he even walks in the door. So, in light of recent articles on the topic, let’s dig in and see my vision for the team next [...]
No, that was not a typo. And of course, it is not going to happen, but it should. One problem with poorly constructed teams is the notion of players being stuck in positions that are not suitable for their skills set, a topic that has been covered here, even recently, in an article by Chris [...]
With Spring Training 2.0 now underway at CitiField, the sense that actual baseball being played in 2020 is palpable. No doubt, misgivings about putting people together in the midst of a spiraling pandemic still run deep, especially with Mike Trout, the game’s best player, seriously questioning his participation – and for good reason. Nevertheless, baseball [...]